Shaving 101

[?wiseman?]

I use electric clippers (not razor) to do initial cleanup, but not for the close shave. I prefer razor and soap for the close shave. I think electric razors have a tendency to "pull" hair which can result in ingrown hairs. Give it a shot and let us know your results Kalishnakov. But, like Guido said, stay away from water with them.

[Kalashnikov]

I used the electric trimmer on her and then the electric razor on a small area. We just did a little bit to see how she likes it.

Hopefully everything will go well and no ingrown hairs from the electric razor, and I'll be able to shave the rest a bit closer. I really like the way it looks on her.

How long until she would notice if there were any problems? It was her first time shaving that area.

[girlygirl]

Ingrown hairs usually show up within a few days. If she isn't itching now, she's probably okay. However, it may depend on just where that "small area" is. I find that I get ingrown hairs very easily in some places, particularly my pubic mound but only rarely on the labia. Therefore, one or two ingrown hairs may be a whole lot or very few depending on where they are.

[girlygirl]

There is some useful info on shaving here:
Shaving pubic hair
Although it is mentioned there, I would like to stress the importance of going "with the grain". *If you don't shave in the direction of the hair growth in certain areas, particularly the pubic mound, you will get ingrown hairs which look awful and feel worse. *However, at least in my experience, it is safe to shave "against the grain" on the outer labia without fear of redness or itching. *You will probably want to do so in that area, since you can get a cleaner shave that way.

[sevenshaved]

When my wife and I shave, we use a number of different techniques. I like to have her take a very warm/hot bath with a generous qualty bath oil. When she stands up and spreads her legs for me to shave her, I apply the shaving cream and follow the tips given in the previous entry.
I do find it benificial to take my time! After I am done shaving her and finish her bath, I then towel her off completely and then apply a hair minimizing cream from Jergens or Avon.
She takes care of my "area" pretty much the same way, and we have found that the hot bath with bath oil makes the close shave much less irritating. After having used the hair minimizer creams for some time now, the job is getting much easier, expecially shaving "back there".

[sevenshaved]

My wife and I keep each other, [yes we take care of each other's naughty bits] completely hair free to have very enjoyable oral sex with smoothness for the tongue and no hair in the teeth. Plus we love the look.

[ienjoyxxxx]

no matter what i do i cant seem to get a close enough shave and it looks all irritated. Ive followed the steps very carefully.

[girlygirl]

It is possible to get a close shave, and it is possible to avoid irritation, but it is very difficult to do both at once. Shaving with the hair growth is less irritating, but shaving against the hair growth gets a cleaner shave. That is why I recomend noticing which areas tend to get irritated and shaving with the hair in those places, but against the hair in less irritable areas. Also, if this was your first time shaving, it may be more irritated than it will be after future shavings. I think skin sort of gets used to it after being shaved a few times. Sorry it didn't work out well this time.

[NewbieDude]

I want to ask her to shave but i dun want to hurt her feelings....
any ideas on how i can get her to do it WITHOUT hurting her feelings?

[Tjdude]

shave yourself, and if you like how it feels talk to her about it.